Testa

·noun The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm.

II. Testa ·noun The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.

testa
testa, ae, f. [ = tosta, from torreo], a piece of burned clay, a brick, tile, ὄστρακον. I Lit., C...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
testa
testa ae, f TERS-, a piece of burned clay, brick, tile : testae tectorum meorum.— A piece of baked...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary